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Have been trying to understand if a Warrant is required to finish an en-suite that has been equpped with services under the original property conversion? House has a completion certificate, and the en-suite was provisioned for, but never equipped. (Basically plasterboarded and decorated...

OK, the beam is about 8" on the flange and 12-14" or so deep on the web(hard to tell exactly as the bottom has been clad to support the ceiling below). Looking further, there is a second parallel beam of the same size, the other side of the window - perhaps about 12ft away (both beams are...

Just wondering if it is acceptable to have a drop in a bath or shower waste part way along it's run (or at it's entry for that matter) Eg -----------\____________ Or \ \____________________ Thanks for any advice! Simon

OK, thanks. I'm happy to get it checked, but I'm worried about cost. Not in absolute terms, but in terms of the cost of having it checked by a structural engineer, him ok'ing it, and drilling, vs building the raised floor. If it's a case of £50, he ok's it, then drilling makes sense. But if...

I could join the two prior to the I beam, but I would have to make a couple of 90 turns in each waste to achieve it as the I beam is quite close to the bath/shower. I was trying to keep to swept turns as far as is possible which would mean joining the two much closer to the stack on the other...

Thanks. The path of least resistance and least cost then might still be the raised floor. I'm not too averse to it, but thought I'd at least rule out the alternatives. From a (short) bit of reading, it sounds like drilling through the web of hefty I beams seems common practice without undue...

Trying to overcome a plumbing routing issue for bath and shower waste, caused by a wacking great steel I beam. Can't go under, as the ceiling mounts to a wood casement and it's too early in the run to go that low. Can't go over, as that's just below the floorboards. Can't box the pipes in...

Thanks again. OK, a further weekend on the project gone (missus loves me!). I've settled on running the bath in 40mm (approx 2.75m long run) to a swept T, joined by the shower, which has a run of about 2m. The T itself is almost at the end of the run into the soil pipe. (another 20cm or...

Having some diy dilemmas in respect of the raised floor I built, to be covered in 18mm WBP ply to raise a free standing bath and shower sufficiently to overcome some plumbing restrictions caused by a steel I beam. Having built it, I'm having a crisis of confidence. My queries are as follows...

Thanks. Further investigations now I have part of the floor up, reveal the limitations that forced previous owner into the choices that he made. 32mm flexi, running over the steel support member at the end was the only location he could run the pipe. However, to overcome this issue, I can...

Thanks greymouse. It's a fairly big bathroom - 4m x 3m and is vented as part of a whole house mechanical heat recovery ventilation system, with a humidistat to boost ventilation as required. Although we've only recently moved in, I don't think there are any damp issues. I'll check out the...

I have just purchased a house that has a triple garage - pre-fab concrete with stone chip render on the front pillars and a flat corrugated (possibly) concrete/asbestos roof. It's not terrible, but the roof leaks, and it's not really in keeping with the old limestone walls of the house. Budget...

As the subject, wife has seen a colour she likes in C&R paint, and I'm wondering if the Eggshell version of their paint holds up ok in a Bathroom/Kitchen environment? Are there any good matt paints that work in these areas too? Not a huge fan of eggshell finish. Thanks, Simon

Two questions: What would you recommend as a durable paint for white painted wooden stair treads? Currently painted in a white, non-gloss (possibly satin?) white finish, but where feet tread, it's wearing through. We like the white steps, but I can see this being a recurring job without...

Hi, new to the forum, but have found it a useful resource. Just bought a house and am finding a few "niggles". First of which was in the family bathroom. Went to adjust the shower hinge, only to find that the shower had been fitted incorrectly. To cut a long story short, I've ended up...